Chapter 761 | Industrial And Economic Development

Section 761.01 | Industrial and economic development definitions.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

As used in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code:

(A) "Municipal corporation" means any municipal corporation, including those which have adopted a charter under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution.

(B) "Project" means any site, structure, or facility connected with or being a part of a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, commercial, or research facility and the necessary operating machinery and equipment excluding motor vehicles, power driven vehicles, office equipment, raw materials, small tools, supplies and accounts receivable located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation.

Section 761.02 | Acquiring real and personal property to promote economic and industrial development.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

For the purpose of promoting the industrial and economic development of this state, any municipal corporation may acquire real property and personal property in connection therewith by purchase, purchase at foreclosure, construction, or exchange on such terms and in such manner as it deems proper for sale or lease to a community improvement corporation designated by the municipal corporation as its agent pursuant to section 1724.10 of the Revised Code if the legislative authority of such municipal corporation finds that:

(A) Such property is, or after improvement will be, useful for a project; and

(B) Utilization of such property in the creation, location, or expansion of such facilities is economically sound and will benefit the people of the municipal corporation by increasing opportunities for employment and strengthening the economic welfare of such municipal corporation.

If the legislative authority of a municipal corporation finds the industrial and economic welfare of such municipal corporation would be benefited by the acquisition, sale, or lease as hereinafter provided of a project, it may enter into negotiations with the community improvement corporation designated by the municipal corporation pursuant to section 1724.10 of the Revised Code concerning the terms of a proposed sale or lease.

A project, or parts thereof, may be leased or sold, without competitive bidding, by the municipal corporation at such times and in such manner as the legislative authority of the municipal corporation determines and on such rentals or sale price as such legislative authority determines.

Such lease may provide for improvements to be made by the lessee at its expense, all of which shall immediately become the property of such municipal corporation and may provide for an option to purchase by the lessee. Movable personal property of the lessee shall remain its property.

Section 761.03 | Powers in purchasing or constructing a project.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

A municipal corporation purchasing or constructing a project pursuant to section 761.02 of the Revised Code, may;

(A) Issue revenue bonds payable solely from revenues as provided in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code;

(B) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code;

(C) Maintain, protect, repair, improve, and insure any property which it has acquired and dispose of the same by sale, exchange, or lease as provided in section 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

Section 761.04 | Term of revenue bonds.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

Revenue bonds issued under section 761.03 of the Revised Code, shall be in such form and shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as determined by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation issuing such bonds. Such bonds may be payable at any bank or trust company within or without the state, as determined by the legislative authority issuing such bonds. Any contract for the acquisition of a project may provide that payment shall be made in such bonds.

Section 761.05 | Distribution of revenue bond proceeds.

• Effective: June 26, 1969
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 245 - 108th General Assembly

Moneys derived from the sale of revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be credited to and among the funds established in accordance with sections 761.10 and 761.11 of the Revised Code.

The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the sinking funds established in accordance with section 761.10 of the Revised Code at the times and in the order and manner provided in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds and in any trust agreements securing such bonds entered into pursuant to such ordinance, and shall also be secured by covenants of the municipal corporation that it will so manage its leases and fix rentals so as to assure net income and revenue sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and the interest on its revenue bonds.

Each issue of revenue bonds issued pursuant to section 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be dated, shall bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed eight per cent per annum, shall mature at such time or times, not to exceed twenty-five years as determined by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation issuing such bonds and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the municipal corporation, under conditions fixed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation issuing such bonds.

All revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be negotiable instruments. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form or both as the legislative authority of the municipal corporation issuing such bonds determines. Provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to the principal alone and also as to both principal and interest.

The municipal corporation may sell such bonds in the manner and for the price determined by the legislative authority of such municipal corporation to be for the best interest of such municipal corporation, but no such sale shall be made at a price so low as to require the payment of interest on the money received therefor at more than eight per cent per annum, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values, excluding from such computation the amount of any premium to be paid on redemption of any bonds prior to maturity.

Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the municipal corporation may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts, or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery.

Section 761.06 | Use of bond proceeds.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

The proceeds of each issue of revenue bonds issued pursuant to sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be used for the purchase or construction of a project and the necessary expense of preparing, printing, and selling said bonds, legal services, and transfer expense, or to advance the payment of interest on such bonds during the first three years following the date of the bonds, but subject to such conditions, limitations, and convenants with the purchasers and holders of the bonds as shall be provided in the ordinance authorizing the bonds and in the trust agreement securing the same.

Section 761.07 | Bonds not a debt of state.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

Revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the issuing municipal corporation, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the sale or lease of projects or by funds derived from the issuance of refunding bonds as authorized in section 761.14 of the Revised Code.

All such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not an obligation of the issuing municipal corporation, but are payable solely from revenues pledged for their payment.

Revenue bonds and coupons attached thereto shall be executed in the name of the municipal corporation by the manual or facsimile signatures of such official or officials as are then empowered by law to execute bonds payable from the general funds of such municipal corporation. In case any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any revenue bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The ordinance or trust agreement may provide for the certification of the bond by the trustee or fiscal agent thereunder.

Section 761.08 | Bonds are lawful investments.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

Revenue bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, building and loan and savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking or bond retirement funds of municipal corporations and other subdivisions of the state, and of domestic insurance companies notwithstanding sections 3907.14 and 3925.08 of the Revised Code.

Section 761.09 | Trust agreements securing bonds.

• Effective: February 21, 1967
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly

Bonds issued under sections 761.04 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, may be secured by a trust agreement between the municipal corporation and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state.

Any such trust agreement may pledge or assign payments of principal of and interest on loans, charges, fees, and other revenue to be received by the municipal corporation, all rentals received under leases made by the municipal corporation, and all proceeds of the sale or other disposition of property of the municipal corporation under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and may provide for the holding in trust by the trustee to the extent provided for in the ordinances authorizing such bonds, of all such moneys, and of moneys payable into the sinking fund or funds referred to in section 761.10 of the Revised Code, but shall not convey or mortgage any of the real or personal property of the municipal corporation or any part thereof. Any such trust agreement, or any ordinance providing for the issuance of such bonds, may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the municipal corporation in relation to the acquisition of property, and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, and insurance of projects, the making of leases and the terms and provisions thereof, and the custody, safeguarding, investment, and application of all moneys and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers or other consultants in connection with the making of leases and the construction or operation of any project. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state which may act as trustee or as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenue may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as are required by the municipal corporation. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing bonds or debentures of corporations. Such trust agreement may contain such other provisions as the municipal corporation deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.

Section 761.10 | Distributing income.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

All rentals received under leases of a project made by the municipal corporation, and all proceeds of the sale or other disposition of a project of the municipal corporation, after paying the necessary expenses including expenses of maintenance and repair which the municipal corporation is required to incur for a project owned by it shall be placed in separate sinking funds to the extent provided in the ordinances of the municipal corporation authorizing revenue bonds which are hereby pledged to and charged with the payment of interest on, principal of and redemption premium on, the revenue bonds issued by the municipal corporation to the extent provided in the ordinances authorizing and the trust agreement securing such bonds. The moneys therein in excess of the amounts required by the bond ordinances and trust agreements and all payments not so required to be paid into such sinking funds shall be retained or placed in such fund or in the other fund provided for by section 761.11 of the Revised Code, as the municipal corporation shall determine, and shall be available for the uses for which such funds are established. Provided, no project shall be sold by the municipal corporation until moneys are available to retire the revenue bonds issued for such project.

Section 761.11 | Purchase fund.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

Municipal corporations issuing revenue bonds as provided in sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall establish a purchase fund to consist of all money appropriated by the municipal corporation for the purchase and improvement of property authorized to be purchased under section 761.02 of the Revised Code from the proceeds of the sale of any issue of its revenue bonds to the extent and subject to the conditions provided in the ordinance authorizing such bonds or in the trust agreements securing such bonds, all grants, gifts, and contributions made to the municipal corporation for such purpose, and all other moneys designated by it for the purpose of the acquisition and improvement of property.

Section 761.12 | Investment of moneys.

• Effective: January 1, 1997
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 538 - 121st General Assembly

Moneys in the funds established under sections 761.10 and 761.11 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in any ordinance authorizing such revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing such bonds, in excess of current needs, may be invested in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States. If the law or the instrument creating a trust pursuant to section 761.09 of the Revised Code expressly permits investment in direct obligations of the United States or an agency thereof, unless expressly prohibited by the instrument, such moneys also may be invested in no front end load money market mutual funds consisting exclusively of obligations of the United States or an agency thereof and in repurchase agreements, including those issued by the fiduciary itself, secured by obligations of the United States or an agency thereof; and in collective investment funds established in accordance with section 1111.14 of the Revised Code and consisting exclusively of any such securities, notwithstanding division (A)(1)(c) of that section.

Income from all such investments of money in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the municipal corporation determines subject to the provisions of any such ordinance or trust agreement, and such investments may be sold at such time as the municipal corporation shall determine.

Section 761.13 | Action in event of default.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

In the event of a default with respect to any lease, the municipal corporation shall take such action as it deems proper in the circumstances to enforce and protect the rights of the municipal corporation and such action as may be required by the provisions of any ordinance authorizing its revenue bonds or of any trust agreement securing such bonds, which may include any appropriate action at law or in equity, enforcement or waiver of any provision of any lease. Notwithstanding any such action, the municipal corporation shall transfer from the fund created by section 761.11 of the Revised Code to the sinking fund or funds referred to in section 761.10 of the Revised Code amounts not greater than the amounts which would have been paid under such lease but for such default, at the time or times when such amounts would have been paid but for such defaults, to the extent provided in the ordinances authorizing and the trust agreements securing such bonds, to be held and applied as other moneys in the sinking fund, and shall make such other transfers and take such other action as shall be required of the municipal corporation by any such ordinance or trust agreement.

Section 761.14 | Issuing additional bonds for a project.

• Effective: November 1, 1965
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 933 - 106th General Assembly

If the legislative authority of the municipal corporation finds that the bonds authorized will be insufficient to provide the project to be leased or sold, additional bonds may be authorized and issued in the same manner as the bonds issued under sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

The municipal corporation may issue new bonds to provide funds for the payment of any outstanding bonds, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by sections 761.01 to 761.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The new bonds shall be secured to the same extent and shall have the same source of payment as the bonds refunded.